Robert Colton

• Sep-2012
• / General Fiction

History awaits an unsuspecting young man, fleeing the imperial capital and Nero's wrath. Arriving in Pompeii, Marcellus witnesses the funeral of a local man; the course of his life will be altered by this stranger’s death. Unable to stop the murder...

• Oct-2012
• / Science Fiction

• Jun-2013
• / Historical Mystery

(Set before the events of POMPEII: A TALE OF MURDER IN ANCIENT ROME) Are the gods just having a bit of fun with Marcellus or is he doomed to ill-adventure? A missing bronze bust; the appearance of a mysterious aunt and the death of an augur are just ...

• Sep-2014
• / Mystery

It's the Golden Age of Detective Novels, and Mrs. Xavier Stayton is convinced she can pen the best! Ripping fun at her late husband's family estate turns to tragedy when murder most foul is committed. Once the inspector arrives, motives abound, and M...

• Nov-2014
• / Mystery

First-class travel has never been so treacherous! A Transatlantic voyage proves deadly when Mrs. Xavier Stayton and her loyal friend, Lucy, journey aboard the famed RMS Olivia. Jewel thieves, stowaways and fierce storms are the least of Mrs. X’s co...

• Feb-2015
• / Mystery

Mrs. Xavier Stayton and her loyal friend, Lucy Wallace, are headed to Egypt! On the trail of a missing photographer, what perils await the pair in The Valley of the Kings? What's to fear, a mummy's curse, a nefarious plot, or a sinister individual ma...

• Aug-2015
• / Mystery

Abduction goes terribly wrong and a wealthy heiress is brutally murdered. The chief suspect, her husband, goes into a life of seclusion, until a threatening message lands at his feet. As a sinister individual lurks in the shadows, Mrs. Xavier Stayton...

• Oct-2015
• / Mystery

When things go bump in the night, Mrs. X gets more than a fright An autumn getaway at a secluded inn turns into mystery and murder when a dying man's last words reveal that a ghost is behind the plot, and only Mrs. Xavier Stayton and Miss Lucy Walla...

• Jun-2016
• / Cozy Mystery

Mrs. X strikes again! At last, Mrs. Xavier Stayton has published her first book! But when the author is threatened with a plagiary suit, she realizes it is time to read between the lines. In a room full of suspicious characters, a publisher drops dea...

• Jul-2016
• / Cozy Mystery

Murder Most Cosmetic A friendly game of mahjong turns deadly when ruinous secrets are on the verge of exposure. The shocking discovery of a body at the ladies' club leads to mystery, and the contents of the dead woman's handbag are the only clues. An...